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Characterization labels used: Marine veteran, monster hunter, womanizer, sexist, arrogant, anti-authoritarian, conservative, devout Catholic, genius, Mary Sue, Gary Stu, overpowered, flamboyant, sarcastic, sarcastic hero, wish fulfillment, self-insert

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Cover of Shadow of the Conqueror by Shad M. Brooks

Shadow of the Conqueror

Shad M. Brooks · 2019 · Chronicles of Everfall

A guilt-ridden former tyrant is thrust into a second chance at redemption while hiding his identity in a strange skyworld.

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Characterization labels: tyrant protagonist · antihero · morally compromised · guilt-ridden · overpowered protagonist · brilliant inventor · master swordsman · master strategist · bratty · inconsistent characterization · arrogant · self-pitying · repentant monster · villain protagonist · Mary Sue · Gary Stu

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2008

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Baron

Ed Nelson · 2023 · Cast in Time

A retired engineer-general wakes in 8th-century Cornwall and tries to modernize his new barony without being burned as a witch.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: overeducated protagonist · engineer hero · military veteran · retired general · competent hero · mary sue · gary stu · pragmatic protagonist · logical protagonist · resourceful leader · likeable protagonist · supporting cast thin · cardboard cutouts · minimal character development · goodly protagonist

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Distance: 0.2144

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Cover of Ghost by John Ringo

Ghost

John Ringo · 2006 · Paladin of Shadows

A medically retired ex-SEAL in college stumbles into terrorist plots, then barrels into extreme violence, sex, and revenge.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: ex-SEAL · medically retired · anti-hero · dark hero · flawed hero · predatory protagonist · violent protagonist · misogynistic character · abrasive character · blunt character · politically incorrect · serial rapist (content-linked) · dominant male · wish-fulfillment hero

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Distance: 0.2191

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Cover of Engraved on the Eye by Saladin Ahmed

Engraved on the Eye

Saladin Ahmed · 2012

Eight genre-bending stories weave Middle Eastern, Muslim, and speculative worlds across fantasy, SF, horror, and weird west.

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Characterization labels: ghul hunter · dervish · court physician · supervillain · gunslinger · bounty hunter · soldier · cybernetic soldier · immigrant actor · wizard · monster hunter · apprentice · female protagonist · moral certainty · cynical protagonist · anti-heroic · minority protagonist · old man protagonist · jaded protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2230

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Cover of Steel World by B.V. Larson

Steel World

B.V. Larson · 2013 · Undying Mercenaries

A broke college dropout joins Earth’s mercenary legions and is sent to a dangerous alien world where death isn’t the end.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young recruit · slacker protagonist · rebellious rookie · anti-hero · maverick · hotheaded · arrogant · resourceful · reluctant soldier · male wish fulfillment · Gary Stu · Mary Sue · jock type · womanizer · immature

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2244

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Cover of Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars by Cullen Bunn

Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars

Cullen Bunn · 2016 · Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars

Deadpool is retroactively inserted into Marvel’s 1984 Secret Wars, turning a classic crossover into meta-comic chaos.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: anti-hero · mercenary · abrasive · sarcastic · homicidal maniac · charismatic · fourth-wall breaker · oddball hero · emotionally layered · trickster · heroic streak

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2260

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Cover of A Soldier's Duty by Jean Johnson

A Soldier's Duty

Jean Johnson · 2011 · Theirs Not to Reason Why

A precognitive teen joins the Marines, determined to steer a galaxy-sized future disaster onto a survivable path.

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Characterization labels: precognitive protagonist · female soldier · young protagonist · competent heroine · overpowered protagonist · Mary Sue · driven protagonist · detached protagonist · alpha personality · prodigy · superhuman strength · ruthless pragmatist · emotionally distant · secretive protagonist · legendary hero · recruited prodigy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2280

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Cover of Cold Sanctuary by Anthony M. Strong

Cold Sanctuary

Anthony M. Strong · 2020 · John Decker

A disgraced ex-cop takes a monster-hunting job in remote Alaska, where grisly deaths may be tied to an ancient fear made real.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: disgraced cop · monster hunter · average joe hero · damaged protagonist · likable lead · jaded hero · resourceful hero · feisty woman · brave woman · town sheriff · mayor · journalist · sidekick · new allies · shadowy agency · genetic experiment victim

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2304

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Cover of Ravage by René Barjavel

Ravage

René Barjavel · 1969

In future Paris, a total power collapse throws society into chaos and forces one survivor to lead others through the ruins.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: male hero · survivalist · authoritarian leader · visionary protagonist · overpowered protagonist · female objectification · passive women · stereotyped characters · flat characters · cynical characters · violent hero · macho hero

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2317

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Cover of Blood Honor by Russell Blake

Blood Honor

Russell Blake · 2016 · The Day After Never

Five years after a plague collapse, a former Texas Ranger is pulled into a dangerous rescue across a lawless wasteland.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: former ranger · lone survivor · taciturn hero · macho hero · pragmatic hero · flawed hero · resourceful survivor · young woman · child protector · warlord · cartel leader · good guy hero · reluctant helper · strong older woman · female love interest · moral loner

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2326

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Cover of Killing Gravity by Corey J. White

Killing Gravity

Corey J. White · 2017 · Voidwitch Saga

A psychic supersoldier escapes her makers, joins a wary ship crew, and races to uncover who betrayed her.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: badass heroine · overpowered protagonist · ruthless protagonist · angry protagonist · damaged protagonist · mistrustful protagonist · loner · psychic supersoldier · engineered weapon · misfit crew

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2337

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